Official documents have revealed growing tension between New Zealand and the Cook Islands over the registration of vessels linked to Russia. The records show that New Zealand raised concerns for ...

A newly improved edition of the Cook Islands Māori Bible is scheduled to be released at the end of the month in New Zealand. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

An opposition MP says Cook Islanders remain in the dark about what the office is actually doing and whether it should stay shut.

In a clear and deliberate diplomatic snub, the New Zealand government boycotted celebrations in the Cook Islands on August 4 marking 60 years of “self-government in free association with New Zealand.” ...

Cook Islands continued to register sanctioned vessels tied to Russia's "shadow fleet" months after New Zealand began raising concerns, documents released under the Official Information Act shows.

Let the islands’ people decide whether deepening ties with China reflect their collective aspirations – and whether the constitutional relationship with New Zealand still serves their future. From ...

New Zealand’s National Party-led government has suspended two years of aid payments—around $NZ30 million—to the Cook Islands, amid a deteriorating diplomatic ...

The Cook Islands has reported the first dengue fever-related death of the current outbreak. The health ministry said an elderly patient with underlying conditions died in hospital on 2 February.

New Zealand has paused millions of dollars in development funding to the Cook Islands after previously saying it was blindsided by the island nation’s deals with China earlier this year. The deals ...